[plug] PPP to SMB authentication

[Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima]

On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Earnshaw, Mike wrote:

> I have just set up a PPP RAS server in Linux, got the machine to answer
> the line etc. Unfortunately we have a NT PDC that (for the time being)
> is used for user authentication. I have been told I need a patch
> "smb_nt_verify" for the pppd source for this to work. Just tried a few
> searches on the net and I am currently searching the samba www site, but
> time is running out on me.

If you have a pam cabable system you could into the SAMBA module at:
http://www.us.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/modules.html

It sould be a simple change to add smb auth into ppp (or ANY pam supporting
app).


Yours Tony.

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